Football Preview: Batesburg-Leesville Panthers vs. Lower Richland Diamond Hornets
After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Batesburg-Leesville is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Lower Richland Diamond Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Batesburg-Leesville will bounce into Friday's match after beating Abbeville, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Batesburg-Leesville came out on top in a nail-biter against Abbeville on Friday, sneaking past 37-35.
Meanwhile, Lower Richland made easy work of Colleton County on Friday and carried off a 46-20 victory. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Diamond Hornets had established a 20 point advantage.
Lower Richland found their leader in underclassman Jaylin Simmons, who rushed for 172 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Another player making a difference was Amari Fisher, who rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Batesburg-Leesville's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Lower Richland, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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